Family Search Infographic ~ Gathering My Family's Facts

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2024: Week 26 (FAMILY GATHERING)

It wasn't too long ago that I discovered Family Search's Infographic in my account.

I found that my family information was gathered into one place. 

Looking at a snapshot of where your family originated!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Photos:

X3 Clipped from Family Search. Retrieved June 7th 2024

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/

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Perry Mason ~ My 8th cousin X3 removed Erle Stanley Gardner

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2024: Week 25 (STORYTELLER)

When I was in grade seven I won an essay contest writing about the fire that burned our school when I was in grade five. 

When my teacher told me I had won she mentioned the judges had said I was a very good storyteller. 

For a hot minute I wondered about being an author for my career. 

All these years later I still weave a tale, but my audiences aren't always delighted with the amount of detail and long-windedness those stories contain. 

As I watch their eyes glaze over I will hear my Polish neighbour's voice in my head -  'get to point'. 

Sometimes I follow her heed, but other times I just can't skip over what I view as important details. 

These are not the details my audience necessarily feels are important! 

I need to learn the art of short story writing where not one extra word/detail is included.

In thinking about Storyteller I decided to write about an author that is in this Bramble Bush. 

I used WikiTree and Famous Kin to discover an author connected. 

I read the list of of Famous Kin for my 10th great grandparents, Thomas & Elizabeth (nee Charde) Ford for an author that intrigued me. 

I found my 8th cousin X3 removed, Erle Stanley Gardner

BIRTH 17 JUL 1889 • Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 11 MAR 1970 • Temecula, Riverside, California, USA

Erle's 7th great grandparents are my 10th great grandparents:

Thomas Ford

B: 6 Jan 1589 Powerstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

D: 28 Nov 1676 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
&

Elizabeth Charde

B: 1589 Thorncombe, Bridgeport, Dorsetshire, England

D: 18 Apr 1643 Windsor, Hartford,  Connecticut, British Colonial America

Erle was the author of the Perry Mason series. 

"Erle Stanley Gardner
(born July 17, 1889, Malden, Mass., U.S.—died March 11, 1970,
Temecula, Calif.) was an American author and lawyer who wrote
nearly 100 detective and mystery novels that sold more than
1,000,000 copies each, making him easily the best-selling
American writer of his time. His best-known works centre on
the lawyer-detective Perry Mason."  1

Although no longer in first runs during my childhood the re-runs must have been popular because I remember the theme song very well!

When you hear or see something that immediately takes you back to childhood!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Footnotes:

1  Erle Stanley Gardner, American author. Encyclopedia Brittanica.
Retrieved June 19th 2024 from
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Erle-Stanley-Gardner

Sources:

Famous Kin of Elizabeth Charde.  Elizabeth Charde Genealogy. Famous Kin.  Retrieved June 18th 2024 from 
https://famouskin.com/famous-kin-menu.php?name=6418+elizabeth+charde

Famous Kin of Thomas Ford.  Thomas Ford Genealogy. Famous Kin.  Retrieved June 18th 2024 from 
https://famouskin.com/famous-kin-menu.php?name=6417+thomas+ford

My Connections: Featured Connections.  My WikiTree. WikiTree.  Retrieved June 18th 2024 from https://www.wikitree.com/

Photos:

Erle Stanley Gardner.  John Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved June 19th 2024 from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erle-Stanley-Gardner-1966.jpg

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop poster. Warner Bros. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Case_of_the_Stuttering_Bishop_poster.jpg Warner Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. 
Retrieved June 19th 2024 from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Case_of_the_Stuttering_Bishop_poster.jpg

Photo of Raymond Burr as Perry Mason and Barbara Hale as Della Street from the television series Perry Mason. CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved June 19th 2024 from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raymond_Burr_Barbara_Hale_Perry_Mason_1958.jpg

Photograph of William Hopper, Barbara Hale and Frank Sully in the CBS-TV series Perry Mason. CBS Television (photographer unknown), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved June 19th 2024 from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perry-Mason-Hopper-Hale-1958.jpg

Video:

Perry Mason Theme. spudtv. Retrieved June 23rd 2024 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA9t1nSGXXE

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/

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Brave, Hardy, Strong ~ 12th great grandmother Margaret (nee Gerard) Lyman

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2024: Week 24 (HARD TIMES)

I decided I didn't want to focus on hard times this week. 

To be honest I like to look on the sunnier side of life, and rarely focus on difficult/challenging things. 

Over the year I have heard folks say I view the world through rose coloured glasses. 

I'd like to believe I am resilient, and prefer focusing on the positive with an attitude of gratitude ... BUT there is a good chance that I am just not very aware of what is happening around me. 

I believe this is a trait I inherited from my mother. 

Mom was known to be sitting right in the middle of a family conflict, and have absolutely no idea what had happened as folks stormed off and left her sitting there completely bewildered.

It's not a bad trait to focus on the positive, and ignore things that don't fit. It makes living in my head a whole lot easier!

With that in mind I decided to research names that mean resilient or hardy who would be great to have around in HARD TIMES.

I discovered the name Gerard means

"English (chiefly Lancashire) and French (Gérard) : from the personal name Gerard, Gérard, introduced to Britain from France by the Normans; it is composed of the Germanic elements gār, gēr ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’."   1

My maternal 12th great grandmother was
Margaret Gerard
BIRTH 1518 • Beauchamp Roding, Essex, England
DEATH 20 AUG 1580 • Navestock, Essex, England

She married X12 great grandfather
John Lyman
BIRTH ABT. 1516 • Navestock, Essex, England
DEATH 1587 • Navestock, Essex, England

Margaret's parents (X13 great grandparents) were:

William Gerard

BIRTH 1502 • Trent, Somerset, England

DEATH 1562 • Beauchamp, Essex, England
&

Dorothy Paige

BIRTH 1490 • Sudbury Court, Beauchamp, Essex, England

DEATH 1560

I would like to believe the family name Gerard evolved due to the brave/hardy/strong ways of my ancestors.

"...Some surnames derive from personal traits..."  2

When your family descends from a long line of HARDY resilient folks!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Footnotes:

1  Gerard. Family name origins & meanings. Baby Names. Family Education. Retrieved June 14th 2024 from
https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/name-meaning/gerard

2  History of Surnames. Historic UK. Retrieved June 14th 2024 from
https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Surnames/#:~:text=Some%20surnames%20derive%20from%20personal,York%2C%20Lancaster%2C%20London%20etc.

Photos:

Personal

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/

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My Family Lives To 100 ~ Until They Don't

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2024: Week 23 (HEALTH)

As a teenager I would glibly reply that I came from a family that lived to 100 when anyone would wonder about my risk-taking behaviour. 

Me on the left

As an adult I realized that not everyone lived to 100 in my family, and I became a lot more cautious.

This week I decided to look at whether my family really did live to a 100!

My 5th great grandmother, Martha, lived to 105 according to her death registry.

Martha (nee Boulter) Tuck
BIRTH 28 JAN 1779 • Norwich, Norfolk, England
DEATH 24 NOV 1883 • Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

her husband X5 great grandfather, James,  died at age 101 according to his death registry

James Tuck
BIRTH 19 JAN 1780 • Sharrington, Norfolk, England
DEATH 13 JAN 1881 • Cramahe Township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

Given the time in history their living to 100 is amazing.

There is some discrepancy on whether their birth dates from England are accurate, but regardless they did live a very long life. 

Many of their descendants lived very long, healthy, independent lives. My maternal grandmother who passed away at age 96 last November is their 3rd great granddaughter. 

Now back to 'my family lives to 100 ... until they don't!'

On the same page as X5 great grandpa James is his granddaughter, Mary Ann Bayes, who passed away at age 19 from heart disease. The death registry says 20. 

I descend through Mary Ann's brother Solomon who died of Cerebral Hemorrhage at age 68.

My risk taking behavour reduced even further when my mother passed away at age 65. 

She was only 18 when I was born. In that moment I lost my mom & my belief that I might live to 100. 

I realized that if I died at the same age as my mom I would be gone in 18 years. 

In the years since my head is in a better place ... 
                                    I still miss her fiercely 💔💔💔

When you might live to 100, but you might not!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Sources:

Death Registries clipped from Ancestry June 4th 2024

Photos:

Personal

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/

If you reference or use my blog posts in any way please

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